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This research describes oral health status, practices, and beliefs within the Rorya district of Tanzania to understand barriers to care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To quantify physical oral health status, intraoral examinations were conducted on adults, noting the Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) and Comprehensive Periodontal Inflammatory Burden Index (CPBI). Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) and semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand oral hygiene behaviors and beliefs. Data was analyzed via two-sample\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, Pearson's statistics, and NVIVO.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A purposive sample (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009139) of participants self-reported to reside in either Burere (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200932), Nyambogo (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200952), or Roche (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200955) were assessed. A two-sample\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test revealed females (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200967; x\u00af\u2009=\u20097.1; SD\u2009=\u20095.4;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) have a significantly higher DMFT score than males (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200972; x\u00af\u2009=\u20093.7; SD\u2009=\u20093.9). Moreover, the OHRQoL score of females (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200967; x\u00af\u2009=\u200912.10; SD\u2009=\u200914;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) were significantly higher than males (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200972; x\u00af\u2009=\u200910.16; SD\u2009=\u20093). In contrast, males have significantly higher CPBI scores (x\u00af\u2009=\u20093.8; SD\u2009=\u20091.5;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =&amp;lt;0.05) than females (x\u00af\u2009=\u20093.0; SD\u2009=\u20091.3). Additionally, older age groups presented higher GI and PISA scores, while the younger group (20\u201330 years) displayed the highest mean DMFT score. The themes that emerged from semi-structured interviews were \u201cpearls of laughter guarded by wisdom teeth,\u201d \u201cwhispered tales of oral tides and communal echoes,\u201d and \u201ctales of the tooth fairy.\u201d\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this community, proper oral health maintenance techniques are vital yet frequently disregarded, mainly due to disparities in access to resources, reflected in oral health scores. Addressing this is a crucial intervention, presenting an opportunity to uplift overall well-being. 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